JPSY_V2_N3_Art1 Laura Baylot Casey David F. Bicard Journal on Educational Psychology 2230 – 7141 2 3 1 8 Verbal behavior, Teaching language skills, Language disorders and treatment Language development in typically developing children has a very predictable pattern beginning with crying, cooing, babbling, and gestures along with the recognition of spoken words, comprehension of spoken words, and then one word utterances. This predictable pattern breaks down for children with language disorders. This article will discuss Skinner’s verbal behavior theory and will provide the techniques need to teach children to repeat, request, label, and respond with novel responses in a conversational method by providing the reader with step by step instructions for successful implementation. November 2008 - January 2009 Copyright & copy; 2009 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=294